Short Titles as IntroducedSPOT ActShort Titles as IntroducedStrengthening Privacy, Oversight, and Transparency ActOfficial Title as IntroducedA bill to reform the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and for other purposes.Display TitleSPOT ActStandingJudiciary CommitteeReferred to2014-09-18T23:48:53Zssju00Senate113Introduced in Senate00Strengthening Privacy, Oversight, and Transparency Act or the SPOT Act - Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to expand the functions of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to include reviews of legislation, regulations, policies, and executive branch actions relating to foreign intelligence.

Allows intelligence community employees, contractors, or detailees to submit to the Board a whistleblower complaint or information believed to be related to a privacy or civil liberties concern. Permits the Board to: (1) investigate such complaints, or (2) transmit such complaints to any other executive agency or the congressional intelligence committees.

Authorizes the Board to subpoena persons (other than agencies and elements of the executive branch) to produce documentary or testimonial evidence. (Currently, the Board submits a request for the Attorney General to issue a subpoena.)

Permits the Board, at the direction of the majority of its members, to exercise the authority of the Board chairman to appoint and fix compensation of Board staff when the position of chairman is vacant.

Provides for members of the Board to serve in a full-time capacity. Removes exceptions to the requirement that members continue to serve after the expiration of their term of office until a successor has been appointed and qualified. Revises the compensation of the Board chairman, members, and staff.

Directs the Attorney General to fully inform the Board about government activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), including by providing to the Board copies of: (1) FISA reports submitted to Congress; and (2) FISA court decisions, orders, and opinions that include significant construction or interpretation of FISA.

]]>2014-09-18Introduced in Senate2014-09-18T04:00:00Z2014-11-01T16:06:14ZRON1247W0007798265WYDENSen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]DW000779ORCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesS2016-10-25T16:32:35Z2014-09-18Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.2014-09-19T05:28:32ZNMTOMU000039Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]UDALLD2014-09-181567U0000398260TrueSenate2014-09-18Judiciary Committeessju00Senate0Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.IntroReferral2014-09-18Library of Congress9Introduced in SenateIntroReferral10000112SPOT ActHRIdentical billCRS113SPOT Act5595Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.2014-10-282903Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressional oversightEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPrivacy and Civil Liberties Oversight BoardRight of privacySpecialized courts2014-09-18text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.